Lourdes Elizabeth

Lourdes is 23 years old. In this photo she is in the beauty parlor selling her products. She is a roving businesswoman who sells clothes and cosmetics. She lives with her son in a city called Orquidas (Orchids) because when the city was discovered there were a lot of flowers there. They now have a park with these varieties of flowers.
Lourdes had to find a way to make money in order to support her son. This is why she decided to invest her savings in clothes and cosmetics. She has different work hours and, at times, she gives out credit in order to sell her cosmetics.
In order to continue to sell her merchandise she would like to buy more clothes and cosmetics in order to increase her working capital. In the future she would like to increase her inventory.

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About Banco D-MIRO

Banco D-MIRO is a microfinance institution that serves the most vulnerable sectors of Ecuador’s economy. It offers very small loan sizes without requiring collateral, expanding access to borrowers who would not otherwise be able to access capital to start and grow their own businesses. It also specifically targets borrowers who are excluded from formal financial systems due to race, ethnicity, gender, disability or illness.